Kayla Rae Cellars Competitors

For the past 30 years, Domaine Serene, under the guidance of the Evenstads, has been focused on excellence in a never-ending quest to produce world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Their mission is to produce outstanding quality through continuous improvement and a commitment to extremely high internal standards. Domaine Serene’s wines represent the achievement that is possible in Oregon, one of the finest regions in the world for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Adelsheim Vineyard, located in Newberg, Oregon, was founded in 1971 with an ambitious idea: that the Chehalem Mountains could produce world-class Pinot noir and Chardonnay. More than five decades later, that belief has helped shape the Willamette Valley into one of the world’s great wine regions. As the first winery in the Chehalem Mountains AVA and a founding producer in Oregon’s modern wine movement, Adelsheim has played a role in nearly every chapter of the region’s story. Our wines reflect the distinctive soils and climates of the Chehalem Mountains, crafted to express a true sense of place. Stewardship is central to our work. Adelsheim is a LIVE Certified Sustainable winery, committed to responsible farming, thoughtful winemaking, and strengthening our community through education and collaboration. In 2025 we became a certified B Corporation. Recognized seven times as a Wine & Spirits Top 100 Winery, Adelsheim continues its founding mission: crafting exceptional Oregon wines while helping shape the future of the region we helped pioneer. Learn more at www.adelsheim.com

Long Shadows Vintners was founded in 2002 by Washington wine visionary Allen Shoup, who as President and CEO of Chateau Ste. Michelle from 1984-2000 forged partnerships with internationally acclaimed vintners Piero Antinori (Col Solare) and Dr. Ernst Loosen (Eroica Riesling). Long Shadows Vintners now builds upon those successes by bringing some of the world’s most celebrated winemakers from the finest wine regions around the globe to Washington in order to create world class wines that showcase the viticultural excellence of Washington State's Columbia Valley. Each vintner partners individually with Shoup and resident winemaker Gilles Nicault on a distinct winemaking program to produce a single “best of type” wine under a unique label. These include: Pedestal Merlot by Michel Rolland (international consultant and owner Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol); Sequel Syrah by John Duval (formerly of Penfold’s Grange, South Australia); Poet’s Leap Riesling by Armin Diel (Schlossgut Diel, Nahe, Germany); Pirouette by Agustin Huneeus (Quintessa, Napa Valley) and Philippe Melka (Vineyard 29, Hundred Acre, Napa Valley); Chester-Kidder by Gilles Nicault (former winemaker at Woodward Canyon, Walla Walla Valley) and Allen Shoup; Feather Cabernet Sauvignon by Randy Dunn (Dunn Vineyards, Napa Valley, formerly of Caymus); and Saggi by Ambrogio & Giovanni Folonari (Cabreo, Nozzole, from Chianti Classico and La Fuga, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany). Long Shadows is named in tribute to the stature of this select group of individuals, who continue to shape the wine industry with their benchmark wines and wineries.